N69806

BOEING 737-924ER · 2013 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 191 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: UNITED AIRLINES INC, IL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (CALA)Operatoron 2016-06-26Operator named in NTSB report
MID PLAINS AVIATIONOperatoron 1989-03-02Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2016-06-26 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 737 Serious injury Part 121UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by UNITED AIR LINES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA16CA193
Accident · 1989-03-02 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 310Q No injuries Part 135MID PLAINS AVIATION

Operated by MID PLAINS AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case MKC89LA073

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

19 reports on file, 2014-05-19 – 2026-06-23.

FALSE WARNING · 2026-06-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 200) · airframe 39,647 hrs · 14,699 cycles

SMOKE DETECTOR, FWD LAV ERRONEOSLY WENT OFF IAW HMC, INBOUND CREW STATES LAV WAS UNOCCUPIED AND NO SMOKING ODORS WERE PRESENT. PERFORMED SMOKE TEST AND SELF TEST OF FW LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-00/501. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR OPS GOOD.

Source: SDR CALA2026062417316
OTHER · 2026-05-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — LEAKING (ZONE 200) · airframe 39,324 hrs · 14,554 cycles

LEFT COCKPIT WINDOW ON CLIMBOUT LOUD SQUEEL WINDOW VERIFIED CLOS ED LOCKED CAPT REPORTS OUT OF 9000 THE NOISE STARTED AND AT 13000 IT WAS UNBOREABLE ON DECENT THE NOISE WENT AWAY AROUND 205 KNOTS DURING CLIMB OUT CAPTAINS NR 2 WINDOW BEGAN A LOW WHISTLE SOUND, CREW CLIMBED UP TO 13,000 FEET AND WHISTLE BECAME VERY LOUD. SOUND CAME FROM UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF WINDOW. NO DAMAGE IS NOTED TO WINDOW OR FRAME. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE LEAK TEST IN REF TO AMM 05-51-91-790-801. LEAKS FOUND IN UPPER AND LOWER FORWARD CORNER AND AFT LOWER CORNER OF CAPTAINS NR 2 OPENABLE WINDOW. L2 WINDOW REMOVED AND REPLACED REF AMM TASK 56-12-11-000/400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK TO CONTINUE.

Source: SDR CALA2026051716325
Earlier reports · 2014–2025 · 17 reports

2025

OTHER · 2025-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5340

Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 37,681 hrs · 13,858 cycles

FOUND CRACK LOWER FUSELAGE REAR SPAR LEFT VAPOR BARRIER UPPER ATTACHED ANGLE LBL 7, BS 663.75. INSTALLED REPAIR AT BS 663 LT VAPOR BARRIER ANGLE FROM LBL 5 TO LBL 30 PER SRM 57-10-10-2R-5.

Source: SDR CALA2025100809792
OTHER · 2025-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5340

Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 37,681 hrs · 13,858 cycles

FOUND CRACK LOWER FUSELAGE REAR SPAR RT VAPOR BARRIER UPPER ATTACH ANGLE RBL 7 STA 663.75. INSTALLED REPAIR AT STA 663 RH VAPOR BARRIER ANGLE FROM RBL 5 TO RBL 30 PER SRM 57-10-10-2R-5. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR AT STA 663 LH VAPOR BARRIER ANGLE FROM LBL 5 TO LBL 30 PER SRM 57-10-10-2R-5.

Source: SDR CALA2025100709734
INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 2025-07-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — MISSING (ZONE 800) · airframe 37,251 hrs · 13,679 cycles

PDA 1 WATER SERVICE DOOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT REF LP 5617677. REQUEST CDL 52E FOR MISSING WATER SERVICE DOOR. CDL 52E REJECTED. INSTALLED SERVICIBLE WATER SERVICE PANEL IN REFERENCE TO AMM 52-49-09. DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES NORMALLY.

Source: SDR CALA2025072206830
OTHER · 2025-07-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (ZONE 200) · airframe 37,142 hrs · 13,631 cycles

CREW REPORTED ONE AISLE EMERG PATH LIGHT BROKEN. EMERG LIGHT ASSY REPLACED IAW AMM TASK 33-51-11-960-802, OPS CHECK GOOD ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

Source: SDR CALA2025070706237
OTHER · 2025-06-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: SEAL — LEAKING (WINDSHIELD) · airframe 37,010 hrs · 13,580 cycles

CAPT SIDE WINDOW SEAL MAKING LOUD NOISE DURING CLIMB OUT. WINDOW CLSD BUT WOULD NOT SEAL FOUND WHITE RUBBER SWITCH CAP IN CAPTAIN SLIDING WINDOW TRACK AND GREASE AROUND FORWARD SEAL OF SLIDING WINDOW. REMOVED CAP AND CLEANED SLIDING WINDOW SEAL OF DEBRIS AND GREASE. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE LEAK CHECK REF AMM 05-51-91-790-801. PRESSURIZED TO 4 PSI. NO SQUEALS HEARD DURING PRESSURIZATION AND CAPTAIN SLIDING WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD NO LEAKS DETECTED. A/C PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND HELD PRESSURE STEADY AT 4 PSI WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ATTACHED PIC OF FOD FOUND IN CAPTAIN SLIDING WINDOW TRA...

Source: SDR CALA2025062305791
NO TEST · 2025-04-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 36,443 hrs · 13,344 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP @ FIRST CLASS SEAT AISLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK @ FWD OVERHEAD STATION AND LIGHT ASSY @4B IAW AMM 33-51-06, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR CALA2025041403748
OTHER · 2025-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: SKIRT — STUCK (R1 SLIDE) · airframe 36,045 hrs · 13,171 cycles

DOOR 1R SLIDE SKIRT STUCK. REF MM TASK 25-66-01-400-801 INSURED THE PROPER Z FOLD LENGTH. NOTED THE SLIDE DETACH HANDLE COVER WAS LIFTED UP. PUSHED BACK DOWN . DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED NORMAL. GIRT BR ATTACHED AND DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR BRACKETS NORMAL. OK TO CONTINUE.

Source: SDR CALA2025022702497

2024

FALSE WARNING · 2024-06-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (L2 DOOR) · airframe 33,945 hrs · 12,332 cycles

AFT ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF IT KEPT GOING OFF AN D ON UPDATE AFT ENTRY L-2 SERVICE DOOR FOUND CHAFFING ON LEFT AFT ENTRY DOOR UPPER ROLLER GUIDE SLOT. SUSPECTED ROLLER IS NOT COMPLETELY SECURED INTO SLOT WHEN CLOSED T/S PER FIM 52-10 TASK 801. DOOR OPERATION IS NORMAL.WITH POSITIVE LOCK AND UNLOCK . PER STEP 5 TASK 52-71-11-820-801 FOUND DOOR L2 SENSOR GAP S200 OUT OF OPTIMUM POSITON . ADJUSTED SAME WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND. OK TO CONTINUE.

Source: SDR CALA2024060701732

2023

OTHER · 2023-02-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5200

Part: NONE — NONE (AFT LEFT DR) · airframe 29,675 hrs · 10,736 cycles

RTO AT 90KTS DUE TO AFT LEFT ENTRY LIGHT ON T/O PERFORMED AFT ENTRY DOOR SYSTEM TEST REF AMM 52-13-00-700-805 TEST OK, INSPECTED DOOR FOR FLUSHNESS AND CLOSING OK, DOOR SEAL GATES OK

Source: SDR CALA2023022200520

2022

OTHER · 2022-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (STA 847-867) · airframe 29,105 hrs · 10,526 cycles

STA 847 - 867 CREASE BEAM CORRODED, REF BAM LOG PAGE 1096212 FOR DISCREPANCY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. ESFR CREATED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC/RA 5311- 02921. THIS LOGPAGE FOR ESFR REPORTING ONLY.

Source: SDR CALA2022121903422

2020

OTHER · 2020-07-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: PLACARD — MISSING (HARNESS REEL) · airframe 22,561 hrs · 8,139 cycles

PER ''A'' CHECK PAPERWORK, ISO IDENTIFICATION STICKER MISSING FROM F/O HARNESS REEL. SHOULDER HARNESS REEL ASSY NEEDS REPLACED. REPLACED F/O SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS AND REEL ASSY. OPS NORMAL. REF AMM25-11-00. PER GMM 09-25-05 FLIGHT DECK SEATS. VERIFY SAFETY AND SECURITY OF SAFETY HARNESS.

Source: SDR CALA2020070401038

2017

OTHER · 2017-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — DETACHED (SEAT 12C) · airframe 14,592 hrs · 5,158 cycles

RDU OPS REPORTS SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT IS HANGING AT SEAT 12C. REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT ASSY. REF. AMM33-51-11.

Source: SDR CALA2017121704490
OTHER · 2017-10-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2564

Part: LIFE RAFT — LOW PRESSURE (AFT CABIN) · airframe 13,853 hrs · 4,881 cycles

FWD AFT OVERHEAD LIFE RAFT PRESSURE LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD AFT LIFE RAFT.

Source: SDR CALA2017100203414
MULTIPLE FAILURE; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-08-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: DUCT — LEAKING (AC BAY) · airframe 13,521 hrs · 4,760 cycles

DUAL PACK FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 32000 PERFORMED QRH RESET 2 MIN LATER DUAL PACK FAILURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED FIM 21-53-00-810-817 & 818. EXAMINED HEAT EXCHANGERS AND DUCTING. NO FAULTS. PERFORMED ZONE TEMP BITE PER FIM 21-62 TASK 801. NO CURRENT OR PRIOR FAULTS. OPERATED PACKS USING APU BLEED AND ENGINE BLEEDS DURING IDLE AND FLIGHT IDLE ENGINE OPERATION, NO FAULTS OF PACK SYSTEMS NOTED. FOUND TUBE LEAKING AT CLAMP WELDING FLANGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TUBE BETWEEN SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER PER AMM 21-51-03-400-804-002. RAN PACK TO VERIFY LEAK CHK PER 21-51-03 LEAK CHK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR CALA2017082802905
NO TEST · 2017-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 11,557 hrs · 4,036 cycles

LT FWD O/W EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT FWD O/W EMERGENCY EXIT LAMP IAW AMM 33-51-04-960-801. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-00-710- 801.

Source: SDR CALA2017021100324

2016

OTHER · 2016-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 9,891 hrs · 3,439 cycles

ROW 8C EMERGENCY AISLE LITE INOP. ALL OTHER EMERGENCY LITES ARE OPERATIVE. FOUND BROKEN CONNECTOR AT FLOOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. REPLACED THE CONNECTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR CALA2016082200558

2014

NO TEST · 2014-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 1,845 hrs · 623 cycles

R2 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R R2 DOOR LAMP. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK, NORMAL AT THIS TIME IAW AMM 33-51-04

Source: SDR CALA2014052000633